Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| almost never / My parents / go on holiday |
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| listen / They / can / never |
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| eats / often / pizza / Mike / for dinner |
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| go / to the gym / I / three times a week |
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| go / Do / ? / to the gym / you / every day |
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| come / My parents / very often / to help me |
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| every other day. / need / some petrol / I travel a lot. I |
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| some help with the homework / They / need / usually |
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| I / hardly ever / oranges / eat |
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| never / what to say / know / I |
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| I / to the dentist / once a year / usually / go |
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| She / asking me questions / always / is |
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| you / Do / usually / have lunch / at home? |
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| in blue / She / very often / dresses |
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| usually / once a month / go / to the hairdresser's / I |
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| always / Kevin / win / ? / Does |
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| can / your car keys / find / You / never |
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| you / do / often / to the disco? / How / go |
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| My car / breaks down / several times a year |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / She / when you talk to her / rarely |
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| shopping / day in, day out / I / have to go |
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| is / often / late / John |
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| Can / dress / I / always / in green? |
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| it / I / five times / saw |
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| in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / very tired / am / usually |
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| I / get up / always / at 8 a.m. |
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| often / you / feel tired? / Do |
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| help you / if you need it / Tom / rarely / will |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| Yesterday, / me / she / twice / phoned |
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| We / soup / have / every other day |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
